Log in or Sign up
Antiques Board
Home
Forums
>
Antique Forums
>
Militaria
>
Questions On Old Ammo Pouch
>
Reply to Thread
Message:
<p>[QUOTE="Fid, post: 4443525, member: 7724"]made by homeworkers - still. a whole industry of small Alpine farmers that sew them from pre-cut leather pieces during wintertime. Hermann Schadegg in Flawil is the name of the employer that delivered the material to the yokels and brought the complete product to the army warehouse. cleaned and protectd with saddle soap or lard they keep more than a lifetime. I still have my gramps from WWI.</p><p><br /></p><p>the measures hint at GP11 rounds that were the strongest around and we were shown that they hit through 1 cm of steel easily when used under 30 meters. also very effective on long range shooting.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.5%C3%9755mm_Swiss" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.5%C3%9755mm_Swiss" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.5×55mm_Swiss</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Fid, post: 4443525, member: 7724"]made by homeworkers - still. a whole industry of small Alpine farmers that sew them from pre-cut leather pieces during wintertime. Hermann Schadegg in Flawil is the name of the employer that delivered the material to the yokels and brought the complete product to the army warehouse. cleaned and protectd with saddle soap or lard they keep more than a lifetime. I still have my gramps from WWI. the measures hint at GP11 rounds that were the strongest around and we were shown that they hit through 1 cm of steel easily when used under 30 meters. also very effective on long range shooting. [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.5%C3%9755mm_Swiss[/URL][/QUOTE]
Your name or email address:
Do you already have an account?
No, create an account now.
Yes, my password is:
Forgot your password?
Stay logged in
Antiques Board
Home
Forums
>
Antique Forums
>
Militaria
>
Questions On Old Ammo Pouch
>
Home
Home
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Activity
Recent Posts
Forums
Forums
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Posts
Gallery
Gallery
Quick Links
Search Media
New Media
Members
Members
Quick Links
Notable Members
Registered Members
Current Visitors
Recent Activity
New Profile Posts
Menu
Search
Search titles only
Posted by Member:
Separate names with a comma.
Newer Than:
Search this thread only
Search this forum only
Display results as threads
Useful Searches
Recent Posts
More...